About Lynn
Learn more about Lynn Wachman and her story
My work lives inside of me and I live inside my work.
Every day I take the time to design my schedule with the goal of living a life in balance. It is important to me to make the time to be present, enjoy life and appreciate the subtle gifts my 5 senses give me.
I meditate for 20 minutes twice daily to help reduce stress and increase my energy. Meditation is the activity that has the most impact on my quality of life because it produces a a positive attitude, consistent mental clarity, and a sense of well-being.
I make an effort to do at least 20 minutes of aerobic exercise 4-5 times a week which helps to keep me in good mental and physical shape.
I adapt my program to each season to keep things fun and interesting. In the winter, I like to snowshoe in the forest, work out on the elliptical with a favorite show I’ve recorded, and practice yoga and breathing exercises. In the fall, I hike and cycle. In the spring and summer, I love to swim, hike and play outdoor pickleball.
I have a delicate digestive system that I constantly tend to. I eat mostly non-processed and unrefined foods because I feel better for it. I also enjoy the occasional treat with full appreciation!
At all times, I am open to and ready to address life’s challenges with the implicit awareness that I would have preferred not to have been presented with them. I choose to frame each challenge as an opportunity to grow, and return to balance, guided by a deep desire for optimal wellness and well-being.
Ayurveda is a model of health and wellness developed by sages in India 3,000 years ago. It was through their teachings, that I was introduced to the powerful idea of how optimal wellness and stress management can be achieved through the process of tuning in to one’s innate nature. Totally intrigued, I embarked on a second career and became an Ayurvedic practitioner and a certified Hatha yoga instructor (500h+).
On a very personal note, just a few days after my graduation ceremony marking my certification as an Ayurvedic practitioner, I discovered the dreaded ‘lump’. I had to put my newly acquired learning and training into practice. I made a formal declaration that I wanted to not just survive but to live fully, and was willing to do whatever it took to ‘be well’. In making this commitment, I realized that in order to cope with my stress, achieve optimal wellness in mind, body and spirit, and integrate the joy of living into my life, I needed to expand the scope of my awareness regardless of the challenges I was experiencing at any given time. I realized that I could achieve this through the merging of both halves of my training in Eastern and Western medicine to form a whole. This decision was one of the most important and impactful actions in my life, and has enabled me to transform not only my own life, but also the lives of the many different clients with whom I have engaged.
I look forward to going on this journey with you.
The impetus for this daily commitment began in 1982, when I became a registered nurse and spent several years impacted by the exceptionally unwell people I cared for in a hospital setting. Seeking more knowledge about how to better support them, I obtained my Bachelor of Science degree in 1989. It was in the early years of raising a family of three children with my husband, that I experienced overwhelming and unremitting stress in reaction to my children’s, life-threatening food allergies. This eventually compromised my health. Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) was the first tangible signal that I was not handling the challenges I was confronted with to the best of my ability. It was at this point in my life, that I began to study and practice meditation, and I discovered Yoga and Ayurveda. This led me to a treasure trove of knowledge that I had not learned through my studies in Western health care.
Yoga & Meditation
Wellness and well-being for myself and others have always been a priority in my life. As a nurse, I worked in the field of wellness optimization to the benefit of many. Eventually I discovered Ayurveda, which is a universal health model originating in India. It’s practiced by hundreds of millions and promoted by the state to this day.
Ayurveda’s (a Sanskrit word pronounced I–your–veda) guiding principle is that we all have an innate intelligence which is constantly guiding us to make choices that bring us into balance.
The more self-aware and informed we are, the wiser the choices we make with fewer ill effects.
For example, if I’m having trouble sleeping and wake up in the morning tired, I may reach for a coffee to wake up, to come into balance. At 4 PM, I may need a sugar boost and a coffee just to ‘keep going’. Then maybe a glass of wine at night to calm down and relax after a stressful day.
I am actively making choices to bring myself into balance, but they may not be ideal. If I substituted my afternoon coffee break for a meditation break and chose an unprocessed snack instead of a refined sugar, it may serve me better in the long run. It may improve my ability to get a restful sleep. This is the Ayurvedic approach guided by my need to come into balance.
Ayurveda also teaches about well-being. It recommends practices like yoga and meditation to achieve optimal balance and connection of mind / body/ spirit with higher consciousness.
My nature is to experiment with practices before I consider recommending them to others.
And so, my journey brought me to hatha yoga and meditation. They make the difference in the quality of my day and impact how I relate to myself and others. Now I bring these practices to others.
What I have discovered:
The more I practice Yoga & Meditate:
The less stressed I become,
The more self-aware I am,
The easier it is to connect with my inner voice and this guides me to make wiser choices,
The more I know what I need to bring myself into healthy balance,
The more comfortable I feel in body and mind,
The more inner peace I experience.
The more I practice, the more I have I come to love myself for who I am.
I invite you to join me
I will guide you to discover and experience the gifts these practices offer.